Venus / William Sheehan and Sanjay Shridhar Limaye.

Preface
The 'evening star'
The telescope: a new phase begins
Adventures in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
A planet of illusions, and a few facts
Chasing spectra
A new era: radar and spacecraft
What are the clouds made of?
The surface of Venus
Life on Venus
Observing Venus
Appendix I. Venus data
Appendix II. Spacecraft missions to Venus
Appendix III. Transits of Venus, 1631 to 2255
References
Further reading and resources.